<p>We are seeking an Associate Director, Financial Planning & Analysis to join our growing Financial Planning & Analysis team. The Associate Director, Financial Planning & Analysis will serve as lead business partner to the Chemistry, Manufacturing & Control (CMC) and Supply Chain functions. This role will support Xenon's growing portfolio of research and development programs and future commercial products by enabling effective financial forecasting, reporting and analysis of operating results to enable sound business decisions. This is a hands-on role which will work cross-functionally across Xenon.</p> <p>This position reports to the Senior Director, Financial Planning & Analysis and will be based out of our Boston, MA, USA office located in Needham. This role is a hybrid position requiring a minimum of two days per week on-site. The level of the position will be commensurate with the candidate's education and industry experience.</p> <p>RESPONSIBILITIES:</p> <ul> <li>Serve as financial business partner to the Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Control (CMC) and Supply Chain teams to drive the timely preparation of actuals, budgetary, forecast, long-range planning assumptions and cost inputs to the overall planning process, and challenge assumptions to ensure sound financial decisions and to achieve corporate objectives and targets. </li><li>Lead all financial reporting initiatives for the CMC and Supply Chain functions, including accruals and monthly and quarterly reporting of financial results for management and department heads. </li><li>Review data provided by external parties for completeness, accuracy, and reasonable. </li><li>Manage the quarterly forecasting process by partnering with department managers to align the forecast with the most current business assumptions. </li><li>Provide in-depth analysis of business results and explain variances, identify emerging risks and opportunities and regularly communicate findings to the leadership team. </li><li>Partner with Accounting, CMC, Supply Chain, and Commercial teams to support launch related initiatives including COGs modeling, inventory, CMOs and 3PL contracting and financial management. </li><li>Represent the FP&A team as part of Supply Chain S&OP. </li><li>Assist with developing dashboards and advanced analytics to support decision making; contribute reports for the consolidation of the monthly and quarterly reporting packages, and for presentations to the Senior Executive Team and Board of Directors. </li><li>Actively develop and maintain collaborative relationships across the company to effectively achieve project/program and corporate goals. </li><li>In collaboration with the Senior Director, Financial Planning & Analysis, continuously develop and/or optimize processes to increase efficiency, accuracy, and scalability. </li><li>Support new system implementations or enhancements to systems to address planning and reporting needs through cross functional collaboration (i.e., ERP, EPM, Procurement systems). </li><li>Review and assess proposed financial terms and costs for vendor contracts and support contract negotiations to ensure sound financial decisions. </li><li>Collaborate with the Accounting team on month end and quarter close activities. </li><li>Prepare and provide audit support and analytics. </li><li>Recruit, lead, direct, develop, coach, and evaluate direct reports, if any, in accordance with the Company's Human Resource policies and practices. </li><li>Act in accordance with Company policies, including, for example, the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and ensure policies are understood and followed by direct reports, if any. </li><li>Other duties as required. </li></ul> <p>QUALIFICATIONS:</p> <ul> <li>Bachelor's Degree or equivalent required. </li><li>Professional designation (CPA, MBA or CFA) preferred. </li><li>Minimum of 8 years related finance experience. </li><li>Biotech experience in a commercial-stage company is required. </li><li>Exceptional financial modelling and analysis skills with strong attention to detail and accuracy. </li><li>Excellent oral and written communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills as well as the ability to build credibility and trust inside the Company. </li><li>Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with sound business judgement, with an ability to constructively challenge assumptions. </li><li>Experience with Adaptive Planning or similar budgeting software and tools. </li><li>Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage concurrent deliverables and work effectively with minimal direction in a challenging, high performance and changing environment. </li><li>Strong aptitude with financial tools and systems, experience with implementations and system enhancement projects. </li><li>A hands-on approach to working with CMC and Supply Chain groups and other stakeholders across the organization in addressing challenges and developing solutions. </li></ul> <p>The base salary range for this role is $161,987 to $204,866 USD; we will consider above this range for exceptional candidates. Base salary is determined by a combination of factors including, but not limited to, education and other qualifications, years of relevant experience, and internal equity.</p>